RIAA Drops Lawsuit Against ISP's

[MagicMorpheus]

RIAA Drops Lawsuit Against ISP's

The RIAA, in its infinite wisdom and mercy, has discontinued it's lawsuit. It all started when Listen4ever, a Chinese based website, allowed a wide array of mp3's to be downloaded for free. Immediately, the RIAA sued major US backbones to prevent access to this website. Now, after the site was flooded with requests and even blocked from reaching US citizens, the RIAA no longer views this site a threat. Here's their press release regarding the issue, they even manage to add some humor to the title...

Listen4Ever To Pirated Music On Chinese Web Site? Not Anymore

With the illegal file sharing service Listen4ever now offline, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) today announced that it is withdrawing its lawsuit that had sought the assistance of four Internet Service Providers in cutting off access to the site.

In an apparent response to the extensive anti-piracy efforts of the international music industry, listen4ever has been offline since Sunday. The RIAA had taken the step of seeking the help of Internet Service Providers because this particular file sharing network -- an especially flagrant and sophisticated violator of copyright laws, offering up a cache of copyrighted U.S. music with a centralized server, ala Napster -- had attempted to shield itself from U.S. laws by using offshore servers located in China. Though hosted in China, isten4ever.com clearly targeted U.S. users with a polished, all-English website with music from U.S. top-selling artists, available for free.

“This has been an effective partnership between IFPI and RIAA that shows there is a seamless worldwide web of anti-piracy enforcement,” said Hilary Rosen, Chairman and CEO of the RIAA. “This particular network was a crass attempt to evade our copyright laws by setting up shop in China while offering a treasure trove of mostly American music for free. The fact that this file sharing service went to such lengths to conceal its origins demonstrates again the awareness that this is an illegal activity -- for both the operators and users of these unauthorized networks,” said Rosen.

The voluntary withdrawal of today’s lawsuit does not preclude further litigation if isten4ever should reconstitute itself under some new name or move to another server.

Obtained from http://www.slyck.com/

[SA_Dave]

Originally uttered by Evil Incarnate
"...The fact that this file sharing service went to such lengths to conceal its origins demonstrates again the awareness that this is an illegal activity -- for both the operators and users of these unauthorized networks,” said Rosen.

So according to this definition any website (file-sharing service) that is dedicated to protecting its users' privacy as well as its own property ("conceal its origins" by using security measures that most people would consider appropriate) is illegal? Get real Hilary! No wonder they're so buddy-buddy with M$. (BTW Bill is one of Evil Incarnate's other personalities)

[multi]

maybe they dont need to go after hard to get targets now that thay can pick on a heap of fairly innocent smalltime users/dowloaders.....

as for bill gates being the evil incarnate...(:
scuse me if i agree...
(i understand you didnt mean THE evil incarnate)
EvIl BaD M$...

Bill Gates' real name is William Henry Gates III?
Nowadays, he is known as Bill Gates (III)
where III means the order of third. So what's so eerie about this name?
Well, if you take all the letters in Bill Gates III and then convert it into ASCII code (American Standard Code for Info. Interchange) and then add up all the numbers.. you will get 666, which is the number of the beast.

B = 66
I = 73
L = 76
L = 76
G = 71
A = 65
T = 84
E = 69
S = 83
I = 1
I = 1
I = 1 .
Add these numbers and they equal =666.
Coincidence? Perhaps..
Maybe, but take Windows 95 and do the same procedure and you will get 666 also.
And even MS-DOS 6.31 adds up to 666.

For those of you who still have the old excel 95 (not office 97) try this out:
(this really works)
1 - Open a new file
2 - Scroll down to row 95
3 - Click on the row 95 button to
highlight the entire row
4 - Press tab to move to the second column
5 - Now, move your mouse and click on help at the top
6 - Then click on "about Microsoft excel"
7 - Hold down ctrl-alt-shift and click on the tech support button at the same time.
A window will appear with the title:
THE HALL OF TORTURED SOULS.

It has a doom style format and you can walk all around the hall using the arrow keys. On the sides of the walls are the names of the tortured souls.. now walk up the stairs and then come back down, Facing the blank wall..
Now type in EXCELKFA;.
this will open the blank wall to reveal another secret passage, walk through the passage and do not fall off. This is.
> difficult.
.
> to do.
When you get to the end you will see something really, really > > >>>> > eerie..
As of this point in time, countless witnesses all over the world have verified that it is a real eye opener..
(I found this after messin around after falling off the zig-zag ramp---multi)
It could be a joke by MS programmers. Or is it?.
it 's seems Bill Gates definitely has this kind of power in his hands. More than 80% of computers in the world today run on windows and DOS (including those at the Pentagon)..
If all of his products have some kind of small program embedded, like this "hall of tortured souls", that can give him control to set off nuclear arsenals, create havoc in security systems and financial systems all over the world, etc. All from his headquarters. This isn't too far from reality..
Just by using the Internet Explorer may just allow him to map out what you have on your computer bit by bit each time you log on. Perhaps the end of time is near and this is just the tip of the iceberg? Quote from the Bible:.
"He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave,.
to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark,.
which is the name of the beast or the number of his name..
This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man's number..
His number is 666..
Revelation 13:16-18.
This is something you should think about..
If the Bible, in the book of Revelations, says that without the sign of the beast, one would not be able to buy, .
sell, do business transactions, etc., then my question to you now is this.. Is the Internet a necessity today for doing business? The Internet also bears the sign. Note that the Internet is often referred to as the.. World Wide Web, or www..
Another way to write W is V/ or VI..
W W W.
VI VI.
6 6 6.
Here is something to ponder..
Isn't everything going towards the Internet? (i.e., buying, selling, business transactions) Isn't Microsoft always on the move to have a monopoly when it comes to software technology?.
And now the Internet? Revelations also says that the mark of the beast will be carved on one's hand and on one's forehead. If the Internet would indeed be the beast, aren't we all starting to carry it on our hands and foreheads?.
The screen is the forehead and the hand uses the mouse. Are things finally starting to fall into place or are we just letting our imagination run???? Remember, the devil came to cheat, steal and to destroy..
So, be vigilant about Bill Gates and Microsoft!.
Coincidence?.
Maybe.....maybe not..

lol what a joke...
(apologies to those that have seen all that b4)